Chapter 5
IT-related strategic positions - answerChief Information Officer (CIO)
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Chief Security Officer (CSO)
Chief Privacy Officer (CPO)
Chief Knowledge Office (CKO)
Chief Information Officer (CIO) - answeroversees all uses of IT and ensures the
strategic alignment of IT with business goals and objectives
>Manager - ensuring the delivery of all IT projects, on time and within budget
>Leader - ensuring the strategic vision of IT is in line with the strategic vision of the
organization
>Communicator - building and maintaining strong executive relationships
Chief knowledge officer (CKO) - answerResponsible for collecting, maintaining, and
distributing the organization's knowledge
Chief privacy officer (CPO) - answerResponsible for ensuring the ethical and legal use
of information
Chief security officer (CSO) - answerResponsible for ensuring the security of IT systems
Chief technology officer (CTO) - answerResponsible for ensuring the throughput, speed,
accuracy, availability, and reliability of IT
What concerns CIOs the most - answerEnhancing customer satisfaction
Ethics - answerthe principles and standards that guide our behavior toward other people
Privacy - answerthe right to be left alone when you want to be, to have control over your
own personal possessions, and not to be observed without your consent
Information security - answerthe protection of information from accidental or intentional
misuse by persons inside or outside an organization
IT-related strategic positions - answerChief Information Officer (CIO)
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Chief Security Officer (CSO)
Chief Privacy Officer (CPO)
Chief Knowledge Office (CKO)
Chief Information Officer (CIO) - answeroversees all uses of IT and ensures the
strategic alignment of IT with business goals and objectives
>Manager - ensuring the delivery of all IT projects, on time and within budget
>Leader - ensuring the strategic vision of IT is in line with the strategic vision of the
organization
>Communicator - building and maintaining strong executive relationships
Chief knowledge officer (CKO) - answerResponsible for collecting, maintaining, and
distributing the organization's knowledge
Chief privacy officer (CPO) - answerResponsible for ensuring the ethical and legal use
of information
Chief security officer (CSO) - answerResponsible for ensuring the security of IT systems
Chief technology officer (CTO) - answerResponsible for ensuring the throughput, speed,
accuracy, availability, and reliability of IT
What concerns CIOs the most - answerEnhancing customer satisfaction
Ethics - answerthe principles and standards that guide our behavior toward other people
Privacy - answerthe right to be left alone when you want to be, to have control over your
own personal possessions, and not to be observed without your consent
Information security - answerthe protection of information from accidental or intentional
misuse by persons inside or outside an organization
